GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS - PLANT/TREE MOLECULAR GENETICS
Two Graduate Research Assistantships are available in the Department of Forest
Science at Oregon State University beginning July 1997. Students must apply and
be accepted into either the Department of Forest Science, the Molecular and
Cellular Biology Program, or the Genetics Program at OSU. Doctoral students are
preferred, but outstanding students who lack a Masters are also encouraged to
apply. Students should have excellent grades and GRE scores; strong course
and/or research experience in molecular genetics; and demonstrated ability to
write and speak English well. Three to five years of half-time support, and
tuition remission, are available subject to adequate performance in research and
coursework.
Students may work on a variety of topics related to gene identification, genetic
engineering, and genome mapping. Most work in the laboratory deals with poplars
and Douglas-fir. Students may develop other areas for research, however,
current topics of interest include:
- Isolation and manipulation of floral homeotic genes for engineering of
reproductive development
-Effects of matrix attachment regions on gene silencing in transgenic poplars
-Population genetic studies of gene diversity and gene flow using microsatellite
markers
-Genetic engineering of systems for inducible sterility/fertility
-Molecular engineering of genotype independent transformation systems
-Ecophysiological consequences of genetic engineering for lignin modification
-Development of microsatellite marker-maps and use for QTL analysis
For information or an application form (specify department), contact Steve
Strauss, Dept. of Forest Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
97331-7501, fax 541 737 1393, phone -6578, strauss at FSL.orst.edu
